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This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Wildflower-filled 19th-century cemetery is a bucolic final resting place.

Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.

Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.

A testament to Colorado’s rugged mining history sits against a backdrop of striking mountain scenery.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.

This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

This museum and former department store is home to the largest collection of A.R. Mitchell art in the world.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.